Robert N. Brier

Profile:  Mr. Brier concentrates his practice on commercial real estate transactions, leasing, development, lending and lease enforcement. This includes representing primarily institutional developers, owners and managers of income-producing real property in negotiating and documenting shopping center, office building and industrial park leases, ground leases, purchase and sale transactions and real estate loan transactions. Mr. Brier is also extensively involved in the representation of commercial landlords in the enforcement of commercial leases and the resolution of landlord-tenant disputes.

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Craig T. Irish

Profile:  Mr. Irish focuses his practice in the areas of business and real estate transactions. This includes representing owners of real property in purchase and sale transactions, the leasing of retail, office and industrial space, and all other matters relating to the ownership or management of commercial real estate. Mr. Irish also represents both lenders and borrowers in a variety of real estate finance transactions, including loan originations and workouts of troubled loans. His practice further encompasses general business counseling and transactional services, including the purchase and sale of businesses and the formation of business entities, including corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies.

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Jeffrey P. Hubbard

Profile:  Mr. Hubbard practices in the areas of real estate transactions, including real estate acquisition, sale and land development, with an emphasis on planned residential communities.  He represents a number of leading national and local homebuilders and community land developers. His practice encompasses all aspects of community development law, including acquisition and sale of residential lots in various stages of development, preparation and negotiation of joint development agreements, utility agreements, payback, reimbursement and impact fee credit agreements, and covenants, conditions and restrictions and other homeowner’s association documents.

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Jeffrey Erhart

Profile:  Mr. Erhart concentrates his practice on real estate matters, primarily development of residential and commercial property, acquisitions and sales of property, and loans secured by real estate.  Mr. Erhart also handles acquisitions and sales of businesses.

Mr. Erhart was born in 1956 and has lived in Arizona since 1971.  Mr. Erhart joined the firm in 2007 after serving as General Counsel for a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange that acquired and re-developed regional shopping malls.  Prior to being General Counsel, Mr. Erhart was a partner for 13 years in a Phoenix law firm, in-house counsel for a savings and loan association for 3 years and an associate and partner in a Phoenix law firm.

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Lisa R. Nathan

Profile:  Ms. Nathan has a broad real estate practice that emphasizes commercial property acquisition, development, leasing and real estate financing. She has extensive experience drafting and negotiating commercial leases, purchase and sale agreements, REAs and CC&Rs, and loan documents.  Ms. Nathan represents developers, landlords, tenants, sellers, buyers, borrowers and guarantors in the above practice areas.

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Timothy H. Barnes

Profile:  Mr. Barnes is Of Counsel to the Firm.  He concentrates his practice in commercial and real estate litigation matters, including: representation of landlords in commercial landlord-tenant disputes, rent collection actions and forcible entry and detainer lawsuits; pursuing creditors’ rights in bankruptcy; and advancing the rights of litigants in a wide variety of other commercial and real estate disputes.  Mr. Barnes also has significant experience in debt collection and enforcing judgments through involuntary collection procedures, including garnishments, property seizures and attachments.

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Lori A. Gray

Profile:  Ms. Gray is a paralegal with the Firm.  She has worked as a real estate paralegal since 1985 and has completed a variety of legal and paralegal educational courses.  Ms. Gray provides legal support in the areas of drafting and negotiating commercial leases, as well as commercial landlord-tenant matters.

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